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They allege that the service gathers and utilizes news articles without permission, and are seeking an injunction to stop the alleged copyright infringement as well as 2.2 billion yen ($14.97 million) each in damages. The filing follows a similar lawsuit by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, highlighting how legal action against AI operators, first seen at overseas news outlets, is now spreading to Japan.

The fight back continues.